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Pacitalians go to the polls tomorrow to try again. They will, for the second time in 20 days, elect a new PM or re-elect the existing one. HPL and Senatoro election results were not considered unfair, thus this is simply a vote for Prime Minister.

PM Ell won handily in the first try with 67/120 EVs. He also helped the Capitalist Party receive its third-straight majority in both the Caza and Senatoro. If he does not win tomorrow, it will be the first time in over 140 years that a PM was elected without its party gaining control of the bicameral Parliament as well.

Now, a look at the candidates for Prime Minister:

Prime Minister Timothy Ell

Party: Capitalist
Incumbent: Yes
Pacitalian PM since: August 10, 1996
Party Leader since: July 12, 1995
Terms already served: 2
Popular among: Males aged 30-55, Males 56+, Females 30-55, Females 55+
For: Strong economy, strong currency, capable military, strong education system, privatized healthcare and small government, strong personal wealth, democracy, civil rights, many diplomatic ties
Neutral: International conflicts that don't involve or threaten us, religion tied to state, Environment, Public Transport
Against: Weak economy, weak currency, gay marriages, large government, social welfare and equality
National strength index* before 1996: 56.8%
NSI from 1996-2000: 70.2%
NSI from 2000 to now: 86.5%
Economic growth since 1996: 44.5%
Currency growth since 1996: 29.0%
PPP/GDP per capita growth since 1996: 26.1%
National Unemployment since 1996: down 10%
Civil Liberties Index since 1996: up 21%
Political Freedoms Index since 1996: up 5%


Aracio Partiva

Party: Liberal
Incumbent: No
Party Leader since: May 29, 2001
Popular among: Males aged 20-40, Females 20-40
For: Moderate government input in business, serious improvement of civil rights and political freedoms, reasonable amounts of social welfare, legalization of gay marriages, decriminalization of small amounts of soft drugs
Neutral: Most issues
Against: Supereconomies and supermilitaries
Projected NSI with Partiva in power: down 5-10%
Projected Economic growth: 3-5%
Projected Currency growth: 1-2%
Projected PPP/GDP per capita: down 2-5%
Projected National Unemployment: no change



Lemvi Megescu

Party: Nueva Revoluccione Party (Communist)
Incumbent: No
Party Leader since: September 17, 1989
Popular among: Mexo-Pacitalians in the Northwest region, some youth (though most cannot yet vote)
For: Full government control of business, agencies, departments and administrations, limiting of some civil rights and political freedoms, strain on the economy
Neutral: Not many issues
Against: Any other policy but their own
Projected NSI with Megescu in power: down 30-50%
Projected Economic decline: 60-80%
Projected Currency decline: 30-35%
Projected PPP/GDP per capita: down 90-95%
Projected National Unemployment: up 10-20%



Roberta Santo Paraggia

Party: d'Italiano (Majorly Conservative, but not a pro-dictatorship party)
Incumbent: No
Party Leader since: November 17, 2004
Popular among: Residents in the Catholic-Orthodox strongholds of the Southeast region
For: Supereconomy, religion-state ties, restriction of rights for left-wingers and homosexual citizens, international imperialism for Pacitalians (The PdI believes Pacitalia is the world's greatest nation and should rule over all)
Neutral: Almost nothing
Against: Restrictions to help the environment
Projected NSI with S-Paraggia in power: unchanged
Projected Economic growth: little or none
Projected Currency growth: little or none
Projected PPP/GDP per capita: down 2-5%
Projected National Unemployment: up 1-3%

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To the Grand Nation of Pacitalia

The Grand Republic of Fultonia celebrates democracy in all of its forms wishes you the best of luck on your elections. We too are in the middle of an election and encourage you to continue the democratic process. We wish to furhter relations with your grand nation and in an effort of friendship send this to aid you nation in prosperity.

Respectfully,
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wheatly

inside of a wooden box made from redwood trees is a quill feather pen and wooden gavel that has written on a gold plate around the end the words, "One Man is No Man".

ooc: send me a TG and perhaps we can RP a visit from our national leaders to both of our capitals

Thanks for your comments.

I am interested, I'll TG you as soon as I have more time.

To: Grand Nation of Pacitalia
From: Federation of Pantheaa

The military government of Pantheaa would like to endrose PM Timothy Ell, though we respect the nationalism and anti-communism policies of Mr. Roberta Santo Paraggia. We are fearful of his global ambitions.

We hope that Pacitalia would vote for the capitalist party and continue the spread of globalization which has erased poverty and left-wing regimes throughout the world


Pantheaa Minister of Foreign Relations
Spencer Gilroy

OOC: Just a heads up, Roberta is a woman. :P

IC: Thank you for your endorsement. We appreciate your kind comments.

The PLP (Progressive Liberal Party), which just won the last general election with a stronger placing in the Commons and the Senate, hereby endorses Aracio Partiva (Liberal) and his/her (ooc - sorry, not sure :( ) policies.

~From the desk of the Prime Minister

---Campaign Ad---

On September 19, 2002; Aracio Partiva introduced a bill that would cut intelligence and defence spending by 38% and therefore would limit Pacitalia's ability to compete for clandestine knowledge and defend itself.

Is this who you want for Prime Minister? Because if you're PM, you should be committing what your people need, not taking it away.





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